Executive Committee of the Legislative Council

Friday, March 13, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

The Executive Committee approved the Legislative Department's FY 2026-27 budget request, a roughly $74 million general fund package that staff said actually eases net pressure on the general fund by $4.7 million, and lined up sponsors for the appropriations and interim committee bills.

Key Actions

·Legislative Department budget request, FY 2026-27Passed

Notable Quotes

“we are reducing the pressure on the general fund by a total of $4.7 million this year on net with the entire budget package. That is a 7.1% decrease.”
Director Castle (Legislative Council staff) — Castle's headline claim that, despite a nominal spending increase, the full package leaves the general fund better off — the framing the committee relied on to approve it during a tight budget year.

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TranscriptPreview

The Executive Committee of the Legislative Council will come to order. Ms. Kurtz, Phelan, please call the roll. Senators and Representatives Caldwell Excused. Duran. Here. Rodriguez. Here. Simpson. Present. Mr. President. Presente. Madam Speaker. Here. We do have a quorum. Thank you. Executive Committee members. We are reviewing the entire Legislative Department budget request this morning. Director Castle will walk us through what is before us. Director Castle, thank you and please proceed. Thank you, Madam Chair. Happy to be here to present the budget request for fiscal year 26 to 27 for the legislative Department. You have in front of you a booklet that contains really six chapters. The first chapter is an executive summary that pulls the budget request for the entire Legislative department together. Key tables in this chapter include table 2, which is on page 6. That is the figure setting table for the full legislative department, and table one, which is on page three, which shows the net impact of the full legislative department budget package. As you know, Legislative department budget package will include, of course, the Legislative Appropriations Bill. The Legislative Appropriations Bill will be introduced with the budget proposal that you vote…

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